Rebirth of Tao Yao

In the middle of the night, the moon and stars were sparse, and the sound of insects in the small courtyard of Wen's family was peaceful.

In the wing room, on the bed, Wen Ziran was sleeping with her eyes closed.She was only wearing a thin shirt, and the sheets and quilts also had a slight smell of soap locust after washing, and her life seemed to have returned to its original peace and tranquility.

Suddenly, the sleeping man frowned, his eyes rolled under his tightly closed eyelids, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on his smooth forehead.But in a short while, fine beads of sweat gathered, slid down the corner of her forehead, and fell into her cloud-like hair, soon drenching her long black hair with sweat.Then the person on the bed suddenly woke up and sat up abruptly...

Wen Ziran's eyes were wide open, but there was still a familiar darkness in front of him.No matter how bright the moonlight from the window was, it would not have the slightest effect on her, not to mention that she had just woken up from a nightmare and had no time to take care of it.

She was gasping for breath, cold sweat dripped down her body, and in a short while, the thin pajamas on her body were soaked with sweat——she had a nightmare again, she dreamed about her previous life, dreamed about that cold winter , the snow that chilled people to the bone, and the dizziness when they heard the bad news, and the pain that penetrated the heart.

After a long time, Wen Ziran finally caught his breath.She walked away for a while, closed her empty eyes, and her thin body slowly curled up revealed a deep sense of exhaustion and powerlessness.

In fact, it has only been a few months since the rebirth, but to Wen Ziran, the events of the previous life really seemed like a lifetime away.She went back to a few years ago, when her elder brother was still there, her mother was still there, and even General Yan was still there.She thought that this was God giving her another chance to catch the person she missed, but now it seems that maybe it is just letting her experience another kind of loss.

Wen Ziran pressed his hand on his chest, his face was pale, and every breath seemed to be in pain.

Does she like Yan Li?Of course, there is no doubt that she can even live and die with her.Does Ke Yanli like her?Never!In the previous life, the two had been "brothers and sisters" for a lifetime, and Yan Li only cared for her and never surpassed her.In such a new life, no matter whether things are right or wrong, or if you make a wrong payment with infatuation, in the end, you still don't get your wish.

During the day, Yan Li confessed to her, and she actually confessed her identity as a woman to herself.God knows how flustered Wen Ziran was at that time.Although she has known Yan Li's identity for a long time, and has thought about it a lot these days, but before she accepted it, the other party had already cut off the retreat and pushed her away—if she likes it, if she cares about it, how can the other party be so calm To tell her such a secret?

In Wen Ziran's view, Yan Li's confession today was actually seeing her thoughts, and then veiled her rejection.

Wen Ziran had his own pride, so before Yan Li could make his refusal too clear, he interrupted him in advance.But the sincerity she gave cannot be easily taken back, so she was at a loss, so she left in a hurry.

But there are some things that cannot be solved by escaping, and it is even more impossible to deceive oneself and others, so there is this night of nightmares.

The summer night breeze is not as hot as the day, but also brings a little coolness.This rare night wind could have relieved the heat in this midsummer night, but when it fell on Wen Ziran's sweaty thin clothes, it made people feel cold for no reason.

The person curled up on the bed trembled slightly...

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The proprietress has lived in Wen's house for two days, and the city has completely calmed down. People who fled from the south gate have returned one after another, and many ordinary people have appeared on the streets.In other words, everything has settled down, and she has no excuse to continue staying at Wen's house.

Qin Yunshu had already discussed with the proprietress, and today the two of them went to the west of the city together to check the restaurant's damage and clean it up.Unexpectedly, the breakfast was ready but Wen Ziran couldn't wait until Wen Ziran came out. She went to call for someone in person. After knocking on the door for a long time, she opened it to reveal a haggard face - her complexion was pale, her eyes were black and blue, as if overnight Wen Ziran fell seriously ill.

Qin Yunshu, who had never seen his daughter like this before, was taken aback. Even if he wanted to ask for a doctor, Wen Ziran stopped him: "Aniang, there is no need to ask for a doctor. I know some medical skills myself. I am not sick, but You didn't get a good rest last night."

Qin Yunshu sized him up suspiciously when he heard the words, not to mention Wen Ziran's haggard appearance at this time, but she has always been curious about where her daughter learned her medical skills from?Unlike Yan Li and the others, their mother and daughter depend on each other for life, and she is very clear about what her daughter has learned and learned.However, it was inconvenient for her to ask questions in front of outsiders before, and now she is also inconvenient to ask her daughter's emaciated appearance.

Pressing the rest of the questions back to his heart, Qin Yunshu worried: "Why didn't you rest well?"

Wen Ziran didn't want to answer, so it was obvious that her mother didn't intend to let it go, so she said, "I had a nightmare last night."

Qin Yunshu couldn't ask further questions, but because of his daughter's poor health today, he gave up his original plan.After the three of them had breakfast, she stood at the door to see off the proprietress who was going to run around for her own restaurant, and the latter walked away with her head turned around.

The two have been together for many days, and even experienced the hardships of avoiding the war together, and their friendship has long been different from what it used to be.Now that they were separated suddenly, Qin Yunshu also felt a little disappointed.But after thinking about it, the restaurant is located in the west of the city, even if the proprietress leaves, she will still be in the same city, not to mention that she will return to the restaurant to work in the future, and the little sense of disappointment subsides in an instant.

Cleaning up the house is simple but cumbersome. With the help of the proprietress and Yan Li in the past two days, the more troublesome and laborious things in Wen's house have been taken care of.However, there were still some trivial matters that had not been dealt with thoroughly. After Qin Yunshu sent the proprietress away, he started to work slowly in the yard.

Wen Ziran was also in the yard. She sat on a chair that Yan Li had just repaired yesterday. Instead of choosing the eaves or the shade of a tree, she sat directly in the middle of the empty yard.The bright morning sun shone on her body without any scruples, without the scorching heat at noon, but with obvious warmth, after a long time in the sun, it seemed to be able to expel the chill that was born from the inside out...

Qin Yunshu was busy for a while, and when he looked up and saw his daughter was still basking in the sun, he couldn't help persuading him, "Zi Ran, go back to the house, be careful to get tanned after too long sun exposure. And you didn't rest last night, okay?" , it’s fine now, you can go back to your room and sleep.”

Wen Ziran didn't move, still basking quietly in the sun with her head up, and said after a long time: "No need."

Qin Yunshu didn't persuade him too much, because most of the time Wen Ziran had a plan in his mind, and besides, basking in the sun wasn't a bad thing.It wasn't until noon that she was about to make lunch that she suddenly understood the purpose of her daughter sitting in the courtyard all morning - facing the direction of the courtyard door, she was actually waiting for the little general next door, right?It's a pity that the people who couldn't be chased away two days ago didn't persevere today.

Unable to express his feelings, Qin Yunshu shook his head and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

The sun at noon in summer was already scorching hot, but Wen Ziran still sat in the yard without moving, and from time to time he could hear Auntie cooking in the kitchen.After an unknown amount of time, the tranquility of the small courtyard was broken, and there was a sudden, slightly ear-piercing "哗哗" sound.

Hearing the sound, Wen Ziran raised his head and looked straight towards the direction of the courtyard gate. The sound of "cracking" came from the courtyard gate.And faster than her was Xiao Hei, who was also lazily basking in the sun lying beside her. He regained his energy all of a sudden, ran to the back of the courtyard door, and barked a few times at the closed courtyard door. , while wagging his tail in excitement.

The sound of "crawling" is naturally not the sound of someone knocking on the door, but more like the sound of a small animal scratching the door with its claws.And following Xiao Hei's dog's bark, the sound of "Wow, woof" echoed outside the door, which just happened to prove this point.

Wen Ziran immediately thought of Xiaobai who was brought over by Yan Li yesterday. She is attentive, sharp, has excellent hearing, and has a good memory. Naturally, she will not forget the baby-sounding dog barking that she just heard yesterday.She pursed her lips suddenly, with some hopeful and weird emotions in her heart, but she stood up without thinking deeply, then walked straight over and opened the courtyard door.

There was no one outside the gate, only a white puppy jumped into the yard from her feet after the gate was opened.

Wen Ziran felt lost again, although she still hadn't figured out how to face Yan Li, but that was also an annoyance after the two were able to meet and get in touch.And now that Yan Li no longer appears, all her worries seem to have become unfounded.

After closing the courtyard door and walking slowly back to the chair, Wen Ziran groped for the back of the chair and sat down again.

Immediately, Qin Yunshu's question came from the kitchen: "Zi Ran, how do you open the door? Is someone here?"

Wen Ziran suppressed his disappointment, and replied in a flat tone: "No." After he finished speaking, he paused, and then said: "Xiaobai is here, and I don't know how it escaped from the general's mansion."

Qin Yunshu was halfway through lunch, so he didn't ask any more questions, but Xiaobai left Xiaohei because he heard his name, and ran over to Wen Ziran instead.It wagged its tail very enthusiastically, grabbed Wen Ziran's leg and turned around, as if begging for petting and cuddling.

The black paws imprinted a few plum blossom marks on the corner of Wen Ziran's plain skirt, but the person involved couldn't see it.And because Xiaobai was really enthusiastic, Wen Ziran had no choice but to lean over, and reached out to touch it - the slender hand started to touch Xiaobai's head, intending to rub it all the way down the back of the neck, but just touched the neck Then stopped.

There is an extra collar around Xiaobai's neck, but this is not the point, the point is that there seems to be something else on the collar?

Wen Ziran couldn't see it, and when he realized something was wrong, he didn't ask his mother for help. He just groped slowly, and after a long while, he untied two things from Xiaobai's collar - a flower and a piece of paper.

There is no doubt that someone pinned it on purpose, rather than Xiaobai accidentally snatching it up from somewhere.

Touching the tender petals with her fingertips, Wen Ziran was silent for a while, and after a while, she unfolded the paper with a line of words, and her slender fingertips slowly touched the handwriting written in thick ink.